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party line

[pahr-tee lahyn, pahr-tee lahyn] / ˈpɑr ti ˈlaɪn, ˈpɑr ti ˌlaɪn /


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News had just come that the Nazi-Soviet Pact had been signed; the party line had changed.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

That’s OK: It’s better to have a media landscape as diverse as America rather than one in which outlets sing from the same party line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis also pressed Kennedy and, most surprisingly, so did Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the Republican whip who rarely strays from the party line.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2025

MPs have been given a free vote on it, meaning they can decide based on their conscience rather than having to follow a party line.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

The party line is that some of the most profound truths about us are things that we stop saying in the middle, but I think they do it to make us feel important.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini